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Thirty-six homes have been evacuated after a major incident was declared following a wildfire in north Wales.<\/b><\/p>\n
The blaze broke out near Conwy Mountain and the Sychnant Pass in Conwy county on Sunday.<\/p>\n
About 200 acres of land had been affected, and one family forced to flee their home said the fire reached their driveway.<\/p>\n
Anthony Jones, assistant chief fire officer for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, told Radio 4’s Today programme they were expecting the fire to spread because of the heatwave.<\/p>\n
Jones said residents living nearby should keep windows and doors shut.<\/p>\n
He added that about 200 acres of land had been affected with a fire front of about 1.6km at the height of the incident. <\/p>\n
The fire service has urged people to avoid the area, and told residents in nearby communities to keep windows and doors shut.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Radio Wales Breakfast, Llinos Evans from North Wales Fire and Rescue said it evacuated 36 properties in Capelulo, which is near the mountain, on Sunday as a precaution. <\/p>\n
She added that at any one time the service have had eight fire appliances, four narrow access vehicles and two wildfire units.<\/p>\n
Michelle Campbell, 44, her husband Ben, 46, and their three sons fled their home in Capelulo as the fire reached their property.<\/p>\n
“The sound was worse than anything. It was so loud, the crackling. You could hear it coming down the mountain,” said Ben.<\/p>\n
He said he received a missed call at 04:30, but 30 minutes later a neighbour banged on their door and said: “The mountain’s on fire above your house.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n